The library is looking for organizations throughout Blount County that focus on improving the well-being of the community and are aligned with the library’s mission. Organizations involved in education, health, philanthropy, community outreach and childhood development are encouraged to support the library through the purchase of display ad space. For-profit companies, such as retail and/or B2B entities, are still eligible to advertise, but must do so by sponsoring a library program to pair with the ad.

The library is currently slating only 40 ads at any time so that each ad has an opportunity to be displayed at least twice per hour. In package one, 20 of the ad slots are available for year-long agreements. These organizations will have the opportunity to change the ad content as many times as they would like. With package two, which is for the remaining 20 slots, we will allow three separate ad lengths. Package two ads will only be allowed to display one ad per time period purchased.

The library currently sees anywhere from 8,000 to 10,000 patrons per week, which easily makes it one of the most frequented leisure locations in Blount County. The demographics of the library span all backgrounds, income levels and ethnicity. The library is open seven days a week, with extended hours Monday through Thursday.